Jharrel Jerome, star of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, has poured cold water on hopes of a speedy release for the highly anticipated third installment, Beyond the Spider-Verse. He revealed in an interview with Decider that he hasn't even begun recording his lines yet. Production on the presumed finale hasn't commenced, with Jerome stating that many details are still "being figured out." This news isn't entirely surprising, considering the five-year gap between the first and second films.
"No, I wish," Jerome responded when asked about the start of production. "We haven’t started up yet. A lot of things are being figured out, but good things."
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While Jerome's role in the second film was relatively small, his part in the third film is expected to be significantly larger. Spoiler alert for Across the Spider-Verse's ending: He's poised to play the main antagonist. Jerome portrays Miles G. Morales from Earth-42, a version of Miles who appears at the film's conclusion, not as Spider-Man, but as the Prowler.
This Miles's journey diverges sharply from the protagonist's. The radioactive spider that was destined to bite the main Miles instead bit this alternate version. Consequently, Miles G. Morales didn't become Spider-Man, and after his universe's Peter Parker perished, New York fell under the control of supervillains—with Miles becoming one of them.
The unfolding of this storyline, and its collision with the main Miles's journey as Spider-Man, will likely be central to Beyond the Spider-Verse. However, fans will have to exercise patience, as the film isn't anticipated before 2026 at the earliest, according to Deadline. Maintaining the pacing of the previous film's release would push the release date to 2028.
